Treatment Reviews:  Walking for Knee Osteoarthritis


Condition Treatment Average Result Healed Helped
a Lot
Helped
a Little
No Change Made Worse
Knee Osteoarthritis
Walking
3.3
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Cases  


 Helped a lot

inside on carpet

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Treatment:   Walking
Helpful?
  • csqrd94
  • Female
  • 39 years old
  • 250 pounds
  • 5 Feet 5 Inches
 No change

Surgery in 1988--may have led to current situation. Walking agitates the condition more.

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Treatment Combo:   Walking + Knee Arthroscopy
Helpful?
 Made worse

The more workouts I did with weights, the worse my knee would feel. The constant pushing a pulling of my knee would cause it to feel worse.

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Treatment Combo:   Running + Weight Machines + Walking + Knee brace + Exercise + Crutches
Helpful?
  • SuzyQ
  • Female
  • 155 pounds
 Helped a little

I walk three or four times a week to keep myself flexible and build muscles. I swim when I can.

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Treatment Combo:   Swimming + Walking
Helpful?
 Helped a lot
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I was working as a server in a restaurant at the time of my accident. It was a busy supper rush, and a customer spilled his beverage onto the floor, the bus boy mopped the area but, not well enough and the area was not marked with a warning sign. ...

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Treatment Combo:   Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID) + Swimming + Weight Machines + Walking + Taping + Knee Arthroscopy + Physical Therapy + Weight Loss
Dates:  September 23, 1999 - November 11, 1999
Helpful?
  • SuzyQD
  • Female
  • 160 pounds
  • 5 Feet 7 Inches
 Helped a little

Unfortunately, osteoarthritis runs in my family and I inherited my bad knees from my mother's side. I watched as my mother's knees deteriorated over the years and also watched as she refused to undergo surgery-- a big mistake. I swore i would not follow in her footsteps so I took ...

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Treatment Combo:   Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID) + Cortisone Injection + Pain Killers (Analgesic) + Walking + Knee Replacement + Ice + Physical Therapy + Stretching Treatment + Heat Therapy + Weight Loss + Diet Management + Exercise + Bupropion Medication + New Shoes
Dates:  January 28, 2005 - Ongoing
Helpful?
  • dib
  • Female
  • 42 years old
  • 125 pounds
  • 5 Feet 9 Inches
 Helped a lot

I was experiencing pain & stiffness in my knee & was diagnosed with Osteoarthritis. . My doctor recommended exercise & physical therapy for the stiffness & Naproxen Sodium, & Celebrex.

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Treatment Combo:   Walking + Physical Therapy + Naproxen Sodium - Aleve - Anaprox - Naprelan + Celebrex - Celecoxib
Dates:  October 20, 2010 - Ongoing
Helpful?
 Healed

When I was a teenager, I tore the left miniscus so badly that it had to be completely removed. In my mid-20s, I partially tore the ligament. In my early 40s, I gained weight from a combination of factors and started to have bone rubbing on bone. After a couple ...

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Treatment Combo:   Yoga + Walking + Physical Therapy + Diet Management
Dates:  March 1, 1979 - Ongoing
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